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Hey guys, now that we have explained this in class, take a look at this video to remember the information even better! I hope it helps.

A few weeks ago Woodward English published this video in which they look at the 3 different ways of pronouncing the ending -ED at the end of regular verbs in English.

They go into detail about the rules necessary to know the correction pronunciation of any -ED ending: These rules are for regular verbs in the past tense, for regular past participles and for adjectives that end in ED.

There is a special section about voiced and voiceless (or unvoiced) sounds in English.

You will also find the Woodward -ED Pronunciation chart where you will hear how each each word is said.

You can find more details about the correct pronunciation of ED at the end of words in English here.
Pronunciation of ED in English Game (20 questions).
Pronunciation of ED in English Game 2 (50 questions).

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Read – Listen – Learn is a collection of graded reading activities ranging from elementary to advanced level.Most of the texts have audio recordings, so learners can read and listen at the same time. Similarly, the stories have a glossary and some graphic aids to help the student understand the most complex vocabulary in the…

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Hello to you all…this is just to review what you already know….exercises and more explanations at the end of the post….enjoy!

To make the comparative form of adjectives (like ‘bigger’ or ‘more expensive’) and the superlative form (like ‘biggest’ or ‘most expensive’), first we need to know how many syllables are in the adjective.Adjectives with one syllable

Usually if an adjective has only one syllable, we add ‘er’ to make the comparative form. We add ‘est’ to make the superlative form.

clean → cleaner / cleanest

cold → colder / coldest

small → smaller / smallest

young → younger / youngest

tall → taller / tallest

There are some spelling changes. If there is one vowel followed by one consonant at the end of the adjective, we often double the consonant.

wet → wetter / wettest

big → bigger / biggest

hot → hotter / hottest

thin → thinner / thinnest

If the adjective ends in ‘y’, this often changes to ‘i’.

dry → drier / driest

If the adjective ends in ‘e’, we don’t add another ‘e’, just ‘r’.

nice → nicer / nicest

large → larger / largest

There are a few adjectives that we have to use ‘more’ or ‘most’ with, even though they only have one syllable. We CAN’T add ‘er’ or ‘est’.

fun → more fun / most fun (NOT funner / funnest)

real → more real / most real (NOT realer / realest)

right → more right / most right (NOT righter / rightest)

wrong → more wrong / most wrong (NOT wronger / wrongest)

Adjectives with two syllables

For adjectives with two syllables we generally use ‘more’ or ‘most’.

careful → more careful / most careful

bored → more bored / most bored

But some two syllable adjectives can take ‘er’ or ‘est’. It’s also fine to use ‘more’ (for the comparative) or ‘most’ (for the superlative).

clever → cleverer / cleverest

simple → simpler / simplest

narrow → narrower / narrowest

quiet → quieter / quietest

Adjectives with two syllables that end in ‘y’ usually can add ‘er’ or ‘est’ (y generally changes to i). It’s also fine to use ‘more’ or ‘most’.

dirty → dirtier / dirtiest

pretty → prettier / prettiest

lovely → happier / happiest

ugly → uglier / ugliest

Adjectives with more than two syllables

Adjectives with more than two syllables can only make their comparative by using ‘more’ and their superlative by using ‘most’.

beautiful → more beautiful / most beautiful

intelligent → more intelligent / most intelligent

interesting → more interesting / most interesting

expensive → more expensive / most expensive

Irregular adjectives

There are also some irregular adjectives. We just need to learn these forms.